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Better buildings and cities
The way we use our buildings has been changed significantly by the global pandemic and our homes, towns and cities have had to adapt to new patterns of usage, creating new technologies and new processes for property.
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ESG in California real estate
Advances in construction materials and renewable energy technologies are transforming the spaces we live and work in. Withers' Loretta Thompson and Faring's Brendan Kotler examine the ways in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are changing the market for commercial and residential real estate, the risk of being left behind in unsustainable properties and how buyers are also pushing for healthier, more sociable and sustainable designs.
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Find Out MoreClients include:
Sook
Sook offers 'adaptive retail spaces' in prime sites that can be booked by the hour. This allows brands (often digital ones) maximum flexibility and minimum risk in how they reach their consumers. Each site can be fully branded with modular fit out options to showcase the products and services.Nestify
Nestify provides property management services for home rentals, covering everything from marketing, dealing with renters, cleaning and housekeeping. Nestify's service encourages landlords to consider shorter Airbnb style lettings, alongside longer tenancies, as the buy-to-let market changes.Desana
Desana offers businesses an enterprise-grade, app-based international solution to finding short-term leased office space for their employees. The platform coordinates workspace searches for employees and also coordinates the invoicing process for employers.Our team
Jeremy M Wakeham
Partner | London
Tom Hughes
Partner | London
Yin T. Ho
Partner | San Francisco
Gerald Fujii
Partner | Tokyo
Ruby Dalal
Partner | London
Loretta C. Thompson
Partner | Los Angeles
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